302 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

         Liber E    Suifred or done By or betweene the before menconed partyes in
               these prsents or any of thm of for touching or concerning the
               aforesd one hundred acres of land and all and Singular other the
               before graunted prmises wth theyre rights members and appurte-
               nances, and every or any part thereof Shall be construed esteemed
               and adjudged and taken to be to the onely pp use and behoofe of him
               the sd John Payne his heyres & Assignes forever, and to none other
               use intent or purpose wtsoever In witness whereof I the sd Francis
               Adams have hereunto Set my hand and Seale this first day of March
               in the nine & thyrtyeth yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq
               Dñi 1670                  Fra: Adames (Locus
               Signed Sealed & delivered           Sigilli)
                in the prsence of
                   William Britton
                   Bartholomew Coates
                              John Luke
               Memorandum:    That full and peaceable possession was given and
               Delivered by the wthin named Francis Adams of one hundred acres
               of land called Raley above menconed by the delivery of twelvepence
               of currant English money, to the use of the wthin named John Payne
               and his heyres according to the true intent and meaning of these
               prsents this first day of March, one thousand six hundred and
           Seventy
               In the prsence of us
                   William Britton
                   Bartholomew Coates
                              John Luke

         [fol. 30] Edward Knight acknowledgeth this Parcell of land menconed in
               the within written Conveyance to nicholas Beade.
                This Indenture made the Second day of January Anno Domini
               1670 Betweene Edward Knight of Charles County in the province
               of Maryland planter of the one part & Nicholas Bede of the County
               & province aforesaid planter of the other part Wittnesseth That the
               said Edward Knight as well & in Consideracon of the quantity of
               five thousand pounds of tobaccoe Three thousand two hundred Al-
               ready reed & Eighteen hundred to be payd in Seventy one & Seventy
               two as by bills bearing date hereof will be more fully made appeare
               the which Tobaccoe being payd he the aforesaid Edward Knight doth
               acknowledge himselfe fully satisfyed payed & Contented & payd
               thereof Every part & parcell thereof doth Acquitt Exonerate & dis-
               charge the Said Nicholas Bede his heires Executors & Administrators
               & Every of them by these puts As also for divers other good Causes
               & Consideracons him hereunto moveing Hath Bargained, Sold, as-
               signed, sett over & Confirmed & by these pnts doth fully clearely &
               absolutely grant, Bargain, Sell, assigne sett over & Confirme unto
               the Said Nicholas Bede his heires Executors administratrs & As-